- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.4 straight to long on! Full delivery just outside off stump. Rahul plants his front foot and looks to go downtown. At the last moment, though, he seems to hold back and does not go through with his bat swing. Gets decent contact but because he checked his stroke, he can only arrow it straight down Buttler's throat! 82/113.5 Ashwin has two! Length delivery fired into middle and off stump. Mayers does not go forward neither does he go back and is stranded in his crease. He has a stab at it but the ball breezes past the bat before smashing into middle and off stump! Ashwin is elated, and LSG are sliding further into trouble! 104/411.4 leg stump flat on the ground! Length delivery outside off stump. Badoni walks across his stumps and takes the cheeky option. Gets into position for the scoop but only ends up deflecting it straight into leg stump! Boult has his first, and the Badoni experiment is cut short! 85/213.2 taken by Hetmyer on the fence! Flighted slightly on a length on leg stump from around the wicket, and Hooda is enticed into a massive slog. He swings mightily but does not get the contact he desires. It goes miles up into the air towards deep square leg, where Hetmyer covers some ground to his right before holding onto the chance! 99/319.3 edged and taken! Short and wide outside off stump, and this seems to take Stoinis by surprise. He has a hack across the line but Stoinis can only feather it through to the keeper. Sandeep is elated, and he should be! He has bowled a brilliant over so far! 149/519.5 bulls-eye! Length delivery just outside off stump. Pandya swings at it and misses comfortably. Pooran, though, calls him through for the bye. Samson does well to gather it on the bounce and with the glove on, shies at the batter's end, catching Pooran well short of his ground! 153/619.6 length delivery on off stump. Yudhvir swings at it and shanks it towards deep square leg. They go for the second because, well, why not, and Yudhvir is at least a couple of yards short at the batter's end! 154/7Extras6 (lb 4, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL154/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.7)Fall of wickets: 1-82 (KL Rahul, 10.4 ov), 2-85 (Ayush Badoni, 11.4 ov), 3-99 (Deepak Hooda, 13.2 ov), 4-104 (Kyle Mayers, 13.5 ov), 5-149 (Marcus Stoinis, 19.3 ov), 6-153 (Nicholas Pooran, 19.5 ov), 7-154 (Yudhvir Singh, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 4 1 16 1 4.00 18 1 1 0 0 Sandeep Sharma 4 0 32 1 8.00 8 4 0 0 1 R Ashwin 4 0 23 2 5.75 9 2 0 1 0 YS Chahal 4 0 41 0 10.25 5 3 2 0 0 JO Holder 4 0 38 1 9.50 7 3 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.3 taken at short third man! Back of a length delivery outside off stump. Jaiswal uses the pace and tries to guide it past short third man. He makes decent contact but hits it straight to Avesh, who swoops down low and completes the catch. He might have hurt his hand in the process, though, but LSG will not mind this breakthrough one bit! 87/113.3 holes out to deep mid wicket! Oh my! Back of a length delivery on middle and leg stump that sticks in the surface just a shade. He tries to muscle it over deep mid wicket but does not get the power or the elevation he is after. Shanks it towards deep mid wicket, where Bishnoi does the rest! 97/312.4 Samson has been run out! Oh dear! Length delivery angled into the stumps. Buttler turns it towards short fine leg, and then hesitates. Samson eventually decides to run through for the single and dives to make his ground. The throw, though, is accurate enough and catches Samson at least a yard short of his crease! Massive, massive moment in the game! 93/219.3 edged and taken! Avesh with a crucial, crucial wicket! Full and sprayed well outside off stump. Padikkal, because of the field, tries to slice it over the in-field. He does not get into a good enough position, though, and only ends up feathering it through to the keeper! 141/515.1 and he sends Hetmyer packing! Full delivery angled across the batter just outside off stump. Hetmyer looks to slog it over long on but is reaching out for it a shade. He is also slightly early into the stroke and toe-ends it towards long on, where Rahul does the rest! LSG are absolutely elated; RR sink further into trouble! 104/419.4 taken expertly at long on by Hooda! Full delivery just outside off stump. Jurel sits deep in his crease and clubs it towards long on. Hooda judges it to perfection, times his jump beautifully and then holds onto the chance. Excellent balance on display too, and RR are on the brink now! 141/6Extras12 (b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL144/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.2)Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 11.3 ov), 2-93 (Sanju Samson, 12.4 ov), 3-97 (Jos Buttler, 13.3 ov), 4-104 (Shimron Hetmyer, 15.1 ov), 5-141 (Devdutt Padikkal, 19.3 ov), 6-141 (Dhruv Jurel, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 19 0 4.75 11 0 1 1 0 Yudhvir Singh 2 0 27 0 13.50 6 2 2 1 0 Avesh Khan 4 0 25 3 6.25 12 4 0 0 0 MP Stoinis 4 0 28 2 7.00 11 3 1 0 0 Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 25 0 6.25 8 2 0 0 1 A Mishra 2 0 15 0 7.50 3 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Rajasthan Royals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
19 April 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Lucknow Super Giants 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 0 wicket)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (47 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (KL Rahul 25, KR Mayers 23, Ex 3)
- Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants - 74/0 in 9.0 overs (KL Rahul 36, KR Mayers 35)
- KR Mayers: 50 off 40 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (82 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants - 109/4 in 15.0 overs (MP Stoinis 8, N Pooran 2)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (119 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Lucknow Super Giants - 154/7 in 20.0 overs (KH Pandya 4)
- Over 0.1: Review by Lucknow Super Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - YBK Jaiswal (Struck down)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 0 wicket)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 47/0 in 6.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 27, JC Buttler 15)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (YBK Jaiswal 29, JC Buttler 16, Ex 5)
- Over 7.3: Review by Lucknow Super Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - YC Barde, Batter - YBK Jaiswal (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 95/2 in 13.0 overs (JC Buttler 39, D Padikkal 1)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 9
- Lucknow Super Giants forced to have five fielders inside the circle for the last over because they have gone over time
Match Coverage
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Jaipur saves Super Giants from facing super awkward questions
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A contest of contrasts beckons as Royals return to Jaipur stronghold
Royals launch their innings in contrasting fashion to the more sedate Lucknow Super Giants, but both have muscled their way to the top of the points table regardless